Liverdun

Liverdun

Item Information

Title:
Liverdun
Description:
A picturesque group of farm-buildings is in strong sunshine at the left, and a long low building, with an arched central entrance, is in shadow at the right. Women are seated in front of the building; a woman stands in the entrance, and another approaches from the background. There is a cow in the foreground at the right. Against a building at the left are detached parts of a hay-rack, and beyond is an empty wagon.
Artist:
Whistler, James McNeill, 1834-1903
Name on Item:
J. Whistler
Date:
[1858]
Format:
Prints
Genre:
Etchings
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903). Lithographs, Etchings, and Drawings
Subjects:
Farmhouses
Places:
France > Grand Est (region) > Liverdun
Extent:
1 print : etching ; plate mark 11 x 16 cm
Permalink:
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Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Notes:
Title from catalogue raisonné.
Kennedy: K. 16
Handwritten on item: One of twelve etchings from nature, French set.
Additional information accompanying item: Liverdun is a town in eastern France, not far from Nancy. It was visited by Whistler on his journey to Alsace-Lorraine in 1858.
Notes (date):
Date supplied by cataloger.
This date is inferred.
Notes (citation):
Kennedy, Edward G. (Edward Guthrie). "The etched work of Whistler ; compiled, arranged and described by Edward G. Kennedy, with an introduction by Royal Cortissoz." Alan Wofsy Fine Arts, 1978, San Francisco.
Notes (object):
Second state of two.
With "J. Whistler" at left lower corner, and "Imp. Delâtre. Rue St. Jacques, 171," at right, below.
Identifier:
17_14_000010
W. 1181 (no longer used)
Barcode:
36666000188231